Funding search · EIN 832231964 · Charlotte, NC

Charles and Melanie Winton Foundation

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

43
grants reported
$1.6M
total given
2022–2024
filing years
$10,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

educationaldistributefloridafoodhurricanemammogramsmealsrelief

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Top recipients

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  • Claflin University2 grants · $220,000
  • Alfred Street Baptist Church2 grants · $200,000
  • University of Memphis1 grant · $153,000
  • Diamond Effect1 grant · $126,000
  • Claflin University1 grant · $115,000
  • Cms Foundation1 grant · $100,000
  • Habitat for Humanity1 grant · $100,000
  • Habitat for Humanity1 grant · $100,000
  • Memphis Teacher Residency1 grant · $100,000
  • Christian Brothers University1 grant · $55,000

Giving over time

$546,000
2022
$661,500
2023
$378,500
2024

Grant history

All 43 reported grants, largest first.

  • $153,000

    University of Memphis · Memphis, TN · 2023

    Operations

  • $126,000

    Diamond Effect · Charlotte, NC · 2022

    Operations

  • $115,000

    Claflin University · Orangeburg, SC · 2024

    Operations

  • $110,000

    Claflin University · Orangeburg, SC · 2023

    Operations

  • $110,000

    Claflin University · Orangeburg, SC · 2022

    Operations

  • $100,000

    Habitat for Humanity · Charlotte, NC · 2024

    Operations

  • $100,000

    Alfred Street Baptist Church · Alexandria, VA · 2023

    Operations

  • $100,000

    Cms Foundation · Charlotte, NC · 2023

    Operations

  • $100,000

    Memphis Teacher Residency · Memphis, TN · 2023

    Operations

  • $100,000

    Alfred Street Baptist Church · Alexandria, VA · 2022

    Operations

  • $100,000

    Habitat for Humanity · Charlotte, NC · 2022

    Operations

  • $55,000

    Christian Brothers University · Memphis, TN · 2024

    Operations

  • $50,000

    Florida Gulf Coast Univ · Fort Myers, FL · 2023

    Operations

  • $50,000

    Brookstone Schools · Charlotte, NC · 2022

    For educational school

  • $25,000

    St John Baptist Church · Amarillo, TX · 2024

    Operations

  • $25,000

    Lott Carey · Hyattsville, NC · 2022

    Operations

  • $20,000

    Bluford Healthcare Leadership Institute · Kansas City, MO · 2024

    Operations

  • $15,000

    Classroom Central · Charlotte, NC · 2024

    Operations

  • $15,000

    Prayer Temple Cogic · Amarillo, TX · 2024

    Operations

  • $12,500

    Gaston Christian School · Gastonia, NC · 2024

    Operations

  • $10,000

    Carolina Youth Coalition · Charlotte, NC · 2023

    Operations

  • $10,000

    Rainbow Express Ministries · Matthews, NC · 2023

    Operations

  • $10,000

    Fruitful Foundations · Atlanta, GA · 2022

    Educational programs, meals

  • $6,000

    Talladega College · Talladega, AL · 2024

    Operations

  • $5,000

    Brookstone Schools · Charlotte, NC · 2024

    Operations

  • $5,000

    Shallow Ford Foundation · Clemmons, NC · 2024

    Operations

  • $5,000

    Southminster Church · Gastonia, NC · 2024

    Operations

  • $5,000

    Black Girls Code · Oakland, CA · 2023

    Operations

  • $5,000

    Brookstone Schools · Charlotte, NC · 2023

    Operations

  • $5,000

    Feed North Carolina · Mooresville, NC · 2023

    Operations

  • $5,000

    Friedman Foundaiton · New York City, NY · 2023

    Operations

  • $5,000

    Art Full Angels · Ft Lauderdale, FL · 2022

    Mammograms

  • $5,000

    Greater Emmanuel Apostolic Church · Chattanooga, TN · 2022

    Operations

  • $5,000

    Next Level Church · Stallings, NC · 2022

    Florida hurricane ian relief

  • $5,000

    Second Harvest Food Bank · Charlotte, NC · 2022

    To distribute food to those in need

  • $3,000

    Broken Wings Ministry · Orlando, FL · 2022

    Operations

  • $2,500

    Make a Wish Foundation · Memphis, TN · 2023

    Operations

  • $2,500

    Susan G Komen · Dallas, TX · 2023

    Operations

  • $2,000

    T Time Foundation · Nashville, TN · 2023

    Operations

  • $1,000

    Harvey Gantt Center · Charlotte, NC · 2023

    Operations

  • $1,000

    Building Boys2men · Berea, OH · 2022

    Operations

  • $1,000

    Nanas Bookshelf · Charlotte, NC · 2022

    Operations

  • $500

    Gaston Christian School · Gastonia, NC · 2023

    Operations

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.